Morning at leisure. In the afternoon (2:30 pm) your three-hour city tour begins with a visit to the historic Colonial Centre, designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, and considered to be the largest and best preserved in South America. Continue to the Monastery of San Francisco, Quito's oldest church and monastery, and one of the great religious buildings of the New World. The scenic tour ends at a lookout point with a great view of Quito.

Day 3

Quito, Ecuador

Centrally Located Hotel In Quito

Breakfast

Today, travel to the world renowned Otavalo Market. Otavalo dates back to pre-Inca times and is famous for its textiles woven on back-strap and shuttle looms. Here you can buy geometric design tapestries, woven ponchos, brightly colored alpaca scarves, hand-knit sweaters, as well as woodcarvings, and paintings by local artists. The market is held daily, but it is larger on Saturdays. An early departure from Quito, your two-hour journey will take you through green rolling hills with snow-covered mountains in the background to the Otavalo valley. You will have ample time to visit the famous market and stroll along the narrow cobblestone streets. Here you will see the Otavalo men with their long braided hair, their distinctive blue ponchos and white trousers. The Otavalo women wear lovely white embroidered blouses, long black skirts and shawls, and multiple strands of gold glass beads around their necks. Lunch is at one of the charming country inns or haciendas in the area. Late afternoon return to your Quito hotel. Note: Take a sweater even if the day is warm and sunny.

Day 4

Quito, Ecuador

Centrally Located Hotel In M/v Santa Cruz

Breakfast, Dinner

Transfer to the airport for a flight to the Galapagos. Passengers are picked up at the airport by a naturalist guides and taken on a ten minute bus drive to the pier to board the M/V Santa Cruz. Las Bachas (Santa Cruz Island): Located on the north shore of Santa Cruz Island, it is a glorious white beach (wet landing), with several brackish lagoons only a few steps away from the sea. These lagoons are the feeding grounds of various wading birds, from stilts to flamingos. This is a great opportunity to get acquainted with snorkeling gear and techniques. Welcome cocktail, expedition plan for next day and dinner.

Day 5

Petra, Jordan

Centrally Located Hotel In M/v Santa Cruz

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After breakfast, enjoy a coastal exploration along the impressive cliffs of Buccaneer Cove. Learn about the history of Santiago Island, its relevance for the whalers, pirates and early researchers, including Darwin's epic voyage in 1835, and the conservation projects aimed at eradicating feral species. Today the island is free of feral goats, and the cove is home to a large number of marine birds, sea lions, and inter-tidal organisms. Enjoy fantastic natural formations such as the Elephant Rock, The Bishop and an impressive natural cave. This is a great site for snorkeling too! Lunch on board.

Day 6

Rabida Island, Ecuador

Centrally Located Hotel In M/v Santa Cruz

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Disembark at Rabida Island on a red-coloured beach, due to the unusually high content of iron in the volcanic material. A gratifying stroll along the beach of this small island allows the observation of a large colony of sea lions, marine iguanas, mockingbirds, yellow warblers and several species of Darwin's finches. Very close to the beach, hidden behind a strip of green saltbush, is a salt pond where at times greater flamingos migrate. This is a great place to snorkel from the beach, both for beginners as well as for experienced snorkelers, due to the unique combination of underwater species and submarine landscapes. Non-snorkelers will enjoy a ride on the glass bottom boat. Lunch on board. Bartolome Island: Disembark at Bartolome Island for a hike to the summit. This is a moderately steep climb aided by a wooden staircase, resting platforms, and handrails. Dinghy ride around colossal Pinnacle Rock, then time to enjoy the beach and some snorkelling, possibly with Galapagos penguins, or else a ride in the glass-bottom boat for great views of the underwater world. Expedition plan for Thursday and dinner.

Day 7

Prince Philip's Steps (Tower/Genovesa Island)

Centrally Located Hotel In M/v Santa Cruz

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

The morning starts with a very interesting panga ride along the cliffs and then disembark on rocks for a steep climb up some stairs. Once at the top of the stairs, the land is flat, allowing for a stimulating walk of about a mile to the other side of this small island, observing large colonies of Nazca boobies, red footed boobies, great frigate birds and storm petrels. Those not wishing to disembark can enjoy a longer panga ride along the cliffs. Lunch on board. Darwin Bay (Tower/Genovesa Island): In the afternoon, a wet landing for an easy stroll observing hundreds of birds, mainly frigate birds, red footed and Nazca boobies, gulls, herons, finches and mockingbirds. Optional walk over sharp lava and uneven terrain for dramatic views, or else return to the beach to enjoy swimming and snorkelling at this beautiful natural harbour, or join us in a Glass Bottom boat ride. Farewell cocktail, departure briefing and dinner.

Day 8

Puerto Baquerizo Moreno (San Cristobal (Chatham) Island)

Centrally Located Hotel In Cuenca

Breakfast

After breakfast, optional departure to see the breeding programme of giant tortoises at Cerro Colorado. Learn about his endangered species, and its promising recovery. This site is 45 minutes by bus, on the south shore of San Cristobal Island. Return to town and transfer to the airport to take the flight back to Guayaquil. Transfer from Guayaquil to Cuenca by air (without tour) or by ground with a tour of El Cajas National Park on the way.

Day 9

Cuenca, Ecuador

Centrally Located Hotel In Cuenca

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

At 9:00 am, you will have an opportunity to discover why Cuenca has been recognized as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site, as you stroll through this charming city. You will visit a workshop where fine quality Panama hats are made (yes, Panama hats are made in Ecuador!), and Plaza San Francisco, where the beautifully embroidered skirts of the cholas are for sale. Your tour continues to the colorful flower market at the small plaza in front of the carved stone entrance to the church of El Carmen de la Asuncion. From here, stroll to the main square, surrounded by the imposing blue-domed Cathedral, the Court of Justice, the Municipal Palace, the Governor's Palace and the Church of El Sagrario. See an example of the mortar-less stonework of the Incas and the remains of Spanish arches at Todos Santos Ruins. The tour ends with a drive along the Tomebamba River to see the city's overhanging houses and the laundry spread out to dry on its riverbanks. Lunch will feature typical Cuencan cuisine. After lunch there is free time to visit museums, and to shop for handicrafts. Return to your hotel for dinner.

Day 10

Cuenca, Ecuador

Centrally Located Hotel In Cuenca

Breakfast

After breakfast, take a flight back to Quito. Continue home or to your next Avanti Destination!

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Experience magical Ecuador - its culture, history, landscapes and biodiversity. Begin in Quito, situated at 9300 feet in the heart of the Andes, just south of the Equatorial Line. The country's colonial history is reflected in Quito's Historic Centre and the lovely city of Cuenca, both UNESCO World Heritage sites. Get In touch with indigenous culture at the famous handicrafts market at Otavalo, and the surrounding villages. Visit Ecuador's other major city, Guayaquil, before flying to the Gal...

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Sorrento and Anacapri

By: Angela

Reviewed on: 13 Sep 2013

Great planning by Michelle Bemis using Sorrento as our home base and traveling to Pompeii and Amalfi coast from there. Easy train to Naples too. Everything was perfect and the hotels she booked could not have been better locations and better food.

Very Good

By: Jim

Reviewed on: 25 Sep 2013

Recommend!

By: Maria G

Reviewed on: 01 Oct 2013

The tours and properties that Avanti Destinations had for Greece were fun and fancy. The small luxury hotels they offer for the stay in Santorini were wonderful and beautiful. The half day Akritiri and winery tour around Santorini was fantastic.

By: Cindy13

Reviewed on: 11 Oct 2013

Recommended

By: packrat

Reviewed on: 05 Nov 2013

Euroscope provided our tours on a recent trip to London/Paris. We were picked up at our hotel at 8:45, instead of 8 am and the driver left us in Montemarte at 11:30. The wine and cheese "tasting" was a joke.
Same with the Louvre Museum tour. It was supposed to be from 5:30 to 8:30. We were picked up at 5:15 pm but didn't get into the museum until around 6:30. The tour ended exactly at 8:30. The guide was fine. We are hoping for a partial refund for these 2 tours.

Hotel Park Amsterdam...good location but real disappointment

By: Not provided

Reviewed on: 12 Jun 2014

we found the hotel to be much less than expected. Little things like non working tv, slick looking bathroom which was slick causing injury. When we left we asked to show our destination to driver, we were assured by hotel employee that the driver knew. Well guess what? He did not and dropped us at wrong dock. We walked about 1/2 mile with luggage, we arrived to cruise frazzled.

Recommend

By: Counselor

Reviewed on: 30 Jun 2014

The travel package with Avanti was great! A driver was there "on time" at all of our destinations awaiting our arrival! The only problem was that the vehicles were a bit small and not very roomy at all!

daytrips

By: CLB

Reviewed on: 13 Oct 2014

Super Friendly Service

By: Sarita

Reviewed on: 03 Dec 2014

Our trip to Cuzco and Machu Picchu was fantastic. We were met by Nohemi Nunez and was able to explain all the transfers and itinerary. She even went out of her way to assist us with retrieving duplicate travel documents for our kids. She then returned them to us at the hotel in time for our travels to Machu Picchu. She made several wonderful recommendations for us while we stayed in Cuzco and was prompt at meeting us again on our return trip from Machu Picchu. At Machu Picchu Victor Hugo was our tour guide and was very good at pacing the tour so not to tire us out. He seemed very knowledgeable and easy to understand. Avanti was always meeting us promptly to get us to the next leg of the trip.... couldn't have done it without their assistance.

Great accomodations

By: Niteowljune

Reviewed on: 01 Jan 2015

What great properties you all represent! Our favorite was Belvedere Hotel in Davos, Switzerland. Lovely hotel, awesome amenities, tasty food, cigar cave for the guys, close to town and skiing, attractive room with patio and mountain view.

Happy Travelers

By: Martha7915

Reviewed on: 19 Jul 2015

Victoria was very helpful on the planing of our trip. She was very helpful and she gave us plenty of advice and suggestions.

Recommended

Expert Service

By: DarioA

Reviewed on: 02 Aug 2015

Avanti services provided smooth well coordinated services that made our trip very enjoyable.

Recommended

Outstanding Trip to Italy and France

By: Christl

Reviewed on: 03 Aug 2015

Florence was amazing! Private cooking class & tours were marvelous, especially private tour of the Uffizi including rarely seen Vasari Corridor (built 1564 atop Ponte Vechio). Private tour to Siena & home winery with lunch was awesome. Can't rave enough about 8-day Florence stay including Hotel Bernini. Second week was totally different and not as memorable, but fascinating nonetheless: toured Bordeaux wine area on Viking River "cruise" which was more floating hotel than cruise (in comparison, 15-day cruise Amsterdam to Budapest on Viking Braggi last year was awesome!). Private tour of Hine Cognac house in Jarnac was outstanding as was trip to Saint Emilion to view top wineries. Final 3 days were in Paris (superb hotel: Grand Hotel du Palais Royal). Very private gourmet dinner cruise on Don Juan II (Yachts de Paris) was grand & pricey, but well worth it for scenic tour & luxury. Private guided driving tour of Normandy to pay our respects (14 hrs - top guide again) was excellent

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Frustrating

By: Lynn

Reviewed on: 09 Sep 2015

We had several occasions when the transfers we had paid for did not materialize. We were double charged at one hotel. Was that because we never received the original vouchers. They were sent to the wrong address. The hotels were acceptable. The rail travel was substandard even though we supposedly had first class seats. The seating was open so that didn't help and the air conditioning was not working on two of the trains. The rental cars were in the wrong driver's name which caused problems and caused us to have to pay extra for another driver. We were not able to use one of our prepaid train tickets due to our flight being redirected to Rome rather than Milan. That was not Avanti's fault but none the less a problem.

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Great Tour company

By: John L

Reviewed on: 16 Oct 2015

I was very pleased with our recent trip to Italy through Travel and Transport and Avanti Destinations. They arranged pick up and transfers for each part of our trip and each was executed perfectly despite some airline delays. They also arranges private tours of Rome, The Vatican and Pompei. Each was perfect with a very pleasant and fully English-speaking guide.

Good Experience

By: Jim

Reviewed on: 06 Nov 2015

Mixed experience

By: Mccartjd

Reviewed on: 09 Jan 2016

Transfers from the port to hotel and hotel to airport were exceptional. Very well done. Tours in Rio were mixed. We weren't expecting full busloads of tourists and in one case the guide was trying to give the tour in four languages making it very difficult to align what we were seeing to his description. A problem with one bus lacking air conditioning was fixed quickly by getting a replacement bus. Seeing Christ the Redeemer and Sugar Loaf were worth the trip.

They have you covered!

By: Europe 2016

Reviewed on: 17 May 2016

Even when the flight of one person in our group got delayed by five plus hours, Avanti was on the job. We called our travel agent, Izumi Ogawa at Vision Travel, and even got her out of bed in the middle of the night! We were worried that the the transfer service, arranged by Izumi through Avanti, wouldn't be there when the delayed flight arrived. But we worried for nothing. Izumi assured us that Avanti keeps track of things like delayed flights and would be there for the pick up. She was absolutely right. The transfer service was there to meet the delayed flight and the last person in our group enjoyed an excellent ride in a luxurious van to our hotel. Many thanks to Izumi and Avanti.

Fantastic service!

By: CWH21

Reviewed on: 24 Jun 2016

Nanci helped us plan a fantastic honeymoon to Ireland! From the wonderful places we stayed to the tours and activities she recommend. It was a trip of a lifetime! We will definitely be using her again for future trips!

Great service

By: Ncy55

Reviewed on: 24 Jun 2016

We had great success with Avanti tours. All our drivers were very friendly and professional and always on time. We requested a bigger vehicle because of baggage, etc. and they were always very nice big vans. Very happy with their service.

Reviewed on: 11 Aug 2016

another great vacation

By: johnny easy

Reviewed on: 01 Oct 2016

hi,once again christine planned the perfect trip for us.all hotels were great & in the right location for each destination.our guides in italy made the trip truly enjoyable,we're already looking forward to our next trip to ireland,thanks to christine & blue skies travel

Barcelona tour was great!

By: TGlide

Reviewed on: 19 Sep 2016

Our Avanti Barcelona Sightseeing Tour with Lunch was exciting. This tour was full of all things Barcelona! We definitely feel like we got the best highlights of this wonderful city. Our tour was actually divided into 2 tours with lunch in between the tours. Nothing on our voucher indicated this and it would have been nice to know so we would have known more how our day was structured. Our first tour guide Amalia, was very knowledgeable, bubbly and charasmatic! She was concerned about everyone on the tour and wanted us to have an enjoyable tour. We even went on a tram ride with a view overlooking Barcelona, an unexpected surprise. The afternoon tour guide was not as personable but was sufficient. Our tours consisted of bus transportation and walking tours. The main negative on this tour was that it ended in the middle of a busy street in Barcelona and we were not transported back to our Wamos tour location that we left from. We were all just left to find our way in a Foreign city!

Good and better.

By: JKB

Reviewed on: 21 Sep 2016

We have used Avanti services in the past and been very satisfied. We recently use Avanti services when we traveled to Florence, Italy and Athens, Greece. The semi-private walking tour we booked in Florence was one of the best we've ever had. The two tours we booked out of Athens--Acropolis and the Temple of Apollo--were satisfactory but could have been better had they been equipped with the broadcast/hearing devices we were provided on several other tours.

Wonderful Trip

By: Anon

Reviewed on: 18 Apr 2017

The package that was put together for us was wonderful. We experienced everything that we wanted to and definitely got every penny out of our trip. We stayed in 2 5-Star and 1 4-Star hotel/resort for much less than we would have expected and they were all in very beautiful and convenient locations. Our taxi/ferry/travel schedule was put together very well and easy to understand. The tours that we had were great experiences, really fun and helped us immerse ourselves more into the local culture and history.
The only downside was that we were told that we would have a gift in the room included in the last hotel and that gift was not there - and the hotel did not know anything about it.
Considering that was the only thing that was wrong with the trip though, it was pretty easy to overlook. It was still a very wonderful trip and we would definitely recommend Avanti Destinations to other travelers.

By: JimJim & Bebe

Reviewed on: 24 Mar 2017

Amazing Asia

By: Asia 2017

Reviewed on: 16 Apr 2017

This is our second trip that our Advisor, Izumi Ogawa, used Avanti Destinations. And just like the last time, Avanti used top notch partners to execute their well thought out plans. And it doesn't seem to matter what part of the world they are focusing on. Our first experience with them was a trip to Europe and this time, on the opposite side of the globe, Indochina. From Italy, Switzerland, and France the first time to Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos this time. It didn't faze them even a little bit. They only seem to have one speed...maximum performance! Even in a remote area like Luang Prabang, they provided a well spoken and knowledgeable guide to usher us for a full day on two wonderful tours...Tham Pak Ou Cave and Kuang Si Waterfalls. In the past we have been subjected to tour guides that were supposedly speaking English, but we weren't entirely sure. Not with the partners that work with Avanti. Not only very understandable but also personable and just plain nice. Great job Avanti.

Reviewed on: 20 May 2017

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By: trip

Reviewed on: 20 May 2017

Avanti Tours

By: Robert and Nancy

Reviewed on: 04 Jun 2017

As a whole the tours were fine. Well planned and very professional.
I would however NEVER recommend the hop on/ hop off bus in London. London is so crowded we basically just sat in traffic 1/2 of our first of two days with a hop on/off pass. The narration of the "City Tours" bus left much to be desired. They just basically said "here is Buckingham Palace" no details or history etc. We finally decided to take the subway ourself and saw much more of London.
People would be much better served by just buying an oyster pass and traveling on their own.
The hop on/off tour in Edinbrugh was much better as that is not a crowded city and the tour was much more organized.

Recommended

Italy Honeymoon

By: Travel

Reviewed on: 30 Jun 2017

We had a great experience with Avanti Destinations. We had no issues throughout our trip.

tour operator

By: jay w

Reviewed on: 19 Jun 2017

Review of Avanti Destinations 6-17

By: Bryan

Reviewed on: 12 Jun 2017

My dealings were with Tammy Jones-Deem, but to the extent that she relied upon Avanti (for vouchers and reservations), the service was excellent. There was an interim mistake regarding a voucher for a transfer from the hotel in Barcelona to the airport, but that was quickly corrected. The information I received regarding the bookings were clear and timely.

Italian Honeymoon

By: Andy

Reviewed on: 14 Jun 2017

Avanti had lots of great options for us to choose from while we were planning and once we got to Italy everything we did was incredible. Their tours and excursions were amazing and I would gladly use them again.

Peru-Argentina Trip

By: Anne

Reviewed on: 26 Jun 2017

Europe Summer Trip 2017

By: Eurotravelet

Reviewed on: 26 Jun 2017

The drivers were prompt, spoke English very well. The driver from our Rome hotel to the port for our cruise was especially good. He pointed out many things for us to observe on the way out of the city. The driver from the airport in London to our hotel was very good as well.

Costa Rica

By: Dave and Cheryl

Reviewed on: 01 Jul 2017

What more could you ask for?

By: independent traveler

Reviewed on: 05 Jul 2017

For the most part, we would recommend Avanti Destinations again for other travelers. We have used this company for travel before and by its reputation chose them for this trip. We had to work with them because our party consisted of two adults and a teen. Finding family accommodations was a bit more difficult. We suggest that this company secure more hotels that are geared toward travelling families. One hotel in Cordoba was particularly difficult to find as we were driving. The hotel, however, sent a young man to a location we could find, and directed my husband to the hotel. Outstanding!!!

Europe

By: Anonymous

Reviewed on: 08 Aug 2017

Frendly faces in a far away place

By: Mr & Mrs Strimple

Reviewed on: 18 Jul 2017

When we arrived in our destination city it was a little scary not to know the language. We found our Avanti driver and spent the whole taxi ride to the hotel in conversation. He taught us a few common phrases, and showed us some landmarks as we passed them by.
Avanti Destinations was with us every step of the way, we never felt lost or unprepared. The whole week was a blast.

Avanti

By: HOLD

Reviewed on: 17 Jul 2017

I really do not know actually, never heard from or talked to anyone with them. There were a few issues with the train tickets etc. but we just figured it out. Would not pay for first class again on trains as we were unable to get our first class seats first because train was late and missed the second train and just had to jump on another and second because there was no indication of which train on the way to Pisa and apparently there were 2 within 15 mins, we got on first one which had no first class and stopped in every town - major pain - and did not know until too late. The second one apparently would have had our seats and been faster but it was very unclear. Also we LOVED the villa, but half way through our time there the Padrone showed up and was loud and rude and the wonderful caretaker disappeared when he was there and we had no recourse. ruined 2 days. had no way to get any assistance.

Had a great time

By: Mickie

Reviewed on: 19 Jul 2017

The hotels booked were as described. Ramon's Village was in need of renovations, with no TV in the rooms and noticeable wear. But the ability to book snorkeling and other tours made up for it.
Roberts Grove in Placencia was our favorite, with the most friendly, accommodating staff. And the tour we took of the Monkey River was great. But mostly it was the people.
The San Ignacio Hotel was the most luxurious, and was a beautiful setting. In addition, the tours from there were the best. They went off without a single hitch, and Fidelio, who was our guide on two tours was so very knowledgeable about the Mayans, and about the native plants and history.

By: Reviewer

Reviewed on: 31 Jul 2017

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By: Vicki

Reviewed on: 31 Jul 2017

Self Guided Tour In Scotland-"The Outlander Tour".

By: Ken B

Reviewed on: 11 Sep 2017

We were very pleased with Avanti and the tour planned for us on the "Outlander" trip to Scotland. We started in Edinburgh and immediately began using the passes that were provided including the Bus Tour, Edinburgh Castle, the awesome Tea Room, and the Edinburgh Museum. I really thought both were great and the Heritage Pass was a great "bang for the buck" since we were able to use it in many places that were on the tour. The hotel accommodations were quite good for the most part. We were a bit let down with the hotel in Edinburgh but I believe that it would be very difficult to find an affordable hotel so close to the tourist sites there so I personally found the hotel OK especially with the nice breakfast. All the other places we visited and hotels were great and really put us in the mood to be in Scotland, seeing the amazing Scottish Highlands while also experiencing the remarkable history including the story of the Jacobites and the feeling of the Outlander movie. I am out of space

Italy

By: beverly

Reviewed on: 10 Aug 2017

They did a good job on everything - drivers were where they were supposed to be. And they were happy to make an extra stop when half of our party got off at the wrong train stop in Cinque Terre. It was all very nicely done -

Camino

By: Biz

Reviewed on: 09 Oct 2017

Overall our accommodations and travel worked out well, but we did have 2 glitches that we wanted to share with you. The first was when we got to PortoMarin the first day of hiking. When we arrived at the Hotel Villajardin we were told that we had no reservation there and our luggage was not there. The man at the desk made a phone call and then said I know where your reservation and luggage are. They were at the Hotel Ferramentierro- across town! After a very long day of hiking, we were not happy to have to hike across the city to a different hotel. The hotel was fine as we were the accommodations and restaurant. Something shady was definitely going on their end with the reservation...The other was the cancellation of our trip home from Madrid due to "no crew", but we were eventually put on a different flight.

Venice

By: Carol

Reviewed on: 02 Nov 2017

Always on time.

By: Jeka

Reviewed on: 08 Nov 2017

Always on time, professionals, clean tour cars, friendly, easy to understand. Being a woman, I prefer the female guides because they know the things I am most interested in and they give excellent tips. The younger males are not the smoothest drivers and they do not seem to be enthusiastic about their jobs. They seem to be distracted and quoting a memorized
history brochure.

Avanti Destinations

By: KNH

Reviewed on: 11 Nov 2017

Avanti planned our recent trip’s hotels, transfers & tours in Paris, Venice & Rome.
We were very happy with the folks who took care of our transfers from the airport, train, hotels & tours. They were all very professional & personable.
The hotels were all very clean, the staff all very helpful & professional as well. The 1st 2 hotel rooms were a little on the small size but manageable. The 2nd 2 hotel room had a little more “elbow room” & felt a bit more comfortable. We enjoyed the breakfasts at the 2nd 2 hotels the most as they included
eggs, sausage & bacon ...not just breads, cakes/cookies, yogurt, cold cereal & a little fruit.
All our tours were small group tours with English speaking guides. In the case of the Louvre tour...it ended up being a personal tour for us...fabulous! All guides were very professional, well versed in their topics & cared to be sure you got your questions answered, photos taken & safely walked the tours together! Definitely recommend them!

Well done

By: MDM

Reviewed on: 27 Nov 2017

The best part about Avanti tours were the pick ups at the train station and airport. With the exception of our driver in Bologna, all of our drivers were exceptional. So nice to have our train tickets done by Avanti as well. Highly recommend the aforementioned features.